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Afværget brandstiftelsesplan mod PPG Industries' malerifabrik i Wrocław
I januar 2024 afværgede polske sikkerhedstjenester forberedelser til et brandstiftelsesangreb mod en malerifabrik i Wrocław. Den 31. januar tilbageholdt Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego en ukrainsk statsborger, som ifølge ABW opererede inden for en organiseret kriminel gruppe og forberedte diversions- og sabotagehandlinger efter instrukser fra russiske efterretningstjenester. Efterforskere sagde, at de planlagte aktiviteter involverede at sætte ild til bygninger i Wrocław beliggende tæt på infrastruktur af strategisk betydning, og beviser vedrørende den planlagte forbrydelse blev sikret under den mistænktes tilbageholdelse og ransagning. Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego PISM's hvidbog identificerer det specifikke mål som en malerifabrik tilhørende det amerikanske selskab PPG Industries og registrerer hændelsen i sit bilag som et afværget brandstiftelsesangreb mod en kemisk fabrik i Wrocław, tilskrevet russisk efterretningstjeneste. PISM oplyser, at anlægget var beliggende nær brændstofopbevaringsinfrastruktur og Oder-floden, hvilket betyder, at et vellykket angreb potentielt kunne have forårsaget alvorlig miljøforurening; det rapporterer også, at Serhiy S., 51 år, var blevet lovet 4.000 dollars for at udføre opgaven. Pism Angrebet blev forhindret, før nogen brand blev startet, så hændelsen bør registreres som en afværget sabotageplan snarere end et fuldført brandstiftelsesangreb. Efterfølgende polske anklagemyndighedsoptegnelser bekræfter, at Serhiy S. blev dømt for forberedelser til at udføre diversionsaktiviteter, der involverede afbrænding af bygninger i Wrocław.
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- EEksistens0/4 · Ikke vurderet
- MHensigt0/4 · Ikke vurderet
- RForbindelse til russisk aktør0/4 · Ikke vurderet
- SRussisk statsansvar0/4 · Ikke vurderet
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- 2024-01-31T09:51:04Z
In January 2024, Polish security services disrupted preparations for an arson attack against a paint factory in Wrocław. On 31 January, the Internal Security Agency detained a Ukrainian national who, according to ABW, was operating within an organised criminal group and preparing acts of diversion and sabotage on instructions from Russian intelligence services. Investigators said the planned activities involved setting fire to buildings in Wrocław situated close to infrastructure of strategic importance, and evidence relating to the planned crime was recovered during the suspect’s detention and search. Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego The PISM White Paper identifies the specific target as a paint factory belonging to the American company PPG Industries and records the incident in its appendix as a thwarted arson attack against a chemical factory in Wrocław, attributed to Russian intelligence. PISM states that the facility was located near fuel-storage infrastructure and the Oder River, meaning that a successful attack could potentially have caused serious environmental contamination; it also reports that Serhiy S., aged 51, had been promised $4,000 to carry out the assignment. Pism The attack was prevented before any fire was started, so the incident should be recorded as a thwarted sabotage plot rather than a completed arson attack. Subsequent Polish prosecution records confirm that Serhiy S. was convicted for preparations to conduct diversionary activities involving the burning of buildings in Wrocław.